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Pope Tawadros II calls Pope Leo XIV
Pope Tawadros II, Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, made a phone call on the evening of 6 June 2025 to Pope Leo XIV to congratulate him on being elected as Pope, to shoulder the responsibility of leading the Roman Catholic Church.
During the call, the two Popes affirmed the continued warm relationship of love between the two Churches of Rome and Alexandria, and the annual celebration of the Day of Brotherly Love between the two Churches on 10 May.
Their conversation dealt with the suffering of the people of Gaza owing to war and famine, stressing the urgent need for an immediate end to assaults.
They also talked about the issue of Saint Catherine's Monastery in Sinai and the current land dispute with the Egyptian government, expressing appreciation for Egypt's political leadership and the government's affirmation that the 6th-century Orthodox monastery and its monks will always remain protected and unharmed.
The call concluded with Pope Tawadros extending an invitation to Pope Leo XIV to visit Egypt and the Church of Egypt. Comments
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